Leadership Development Events (LDE), occur in the Fall semester, and  focus on creating situations for members to demonstrate their abilities in public speaking, decision making, communication and their knowledge of agriculture and the FFA organization. Team and individual events are used to reinforce what is taught in agricultural science classrooms.

Quiz Team

An quiz testing team members’ understanding of the FFA, agricultural education, current agricultural events , knowledge of the Parliamentary Procedure for FFA, and FFA knowledge including history, facts, business structure, and leadership. 
Senior and Greenhand quiz teams can be made of 3 or 4 members.

Chapter Conducting
Teams conduct a mock chapter meeting to demonstrate knowledge of basic parliamentary law and the use of correct parliamentary procedures.  At the conclusion of the meeting, team members are asked questions regarding parliamentary law. Senior and Greenhand quiz teams can be made of 7-10 members.

Creed Speaking

A member presents the FFA Creed from memory and answers three questions about its meaning and purpose. This event is just one way to boost self-confidence, earn recognition, & develop powerful, organized & professional communication skills.
There are both Greenhand and Senior levels for this event.

Job Interview

At the competition, each member submits their resume, completes a job application for an agricultural position on site and participates in an interview via telephone, in person one-on-one and with a panel of possible employers.

Agricultural Issues

A team of 3 to 7 students research and analyze a current agricultural issue, create a portfolio and also develop and deliver a presentation that stresses both pros and cons of their selected agricultural issue. At the event competition, members use verbal skills and presentation abilities to defend their findings and answer judges’ questions.

Agricultural Advocacy

A team of 3 to 5 students will work to make a presentation that informs the general public and consumers about the importance and value of the agriculture industry and how agriculture impacts human lives.

Public Relations

A team of 2-4 students develop and present a 5-8 minute program to inform a specified target audience regarding the Texas FFA and what it represents. The presentation is developed assuming that the target audience has no knowledge of the FFA.  Team members are asked questions in response to their program following the presentation. 

Broadcasting

A team of 3 students presents an informative radio program covering one or more agricultural subjects that is current in nature and local in content. The contest assumes that the chapter has a regularly scheduled non-commercial radio program once each month over a local station.

Contact Mrs. Soto for more information.



2018 Mesquite District Results:
Senior Quiz Team - 7th place (Brittany Buentello, Amanda Chapa, Pamela Garcia, & Justin Soliz)
Greenhand Quiz Team - 2nd place (Mia Garcia, Janece Lopez, Kristin Salaiz, & Victoria Salinas)
Senior Creed Speaking - 9th place (Alexandria Munoz)
Greenhand Creed Speaking - 5th place (Jewel Utley)
Job Interview - 4th place